Features of CycleStreets
Here's a quick summary of just some of the features of CycleStreets - have you discovered them all yet?
Journey Planner
Plan a cycle journey from A-B anywhere in the UK.
Photomap
Pinpoint photos showing cycling-related problems and good practice on a map.
Choice of route types
The planner gives the fastest, quietest and balanced route, catering for your cycling preferences.
1,500 area homepages
Customised homepages for every town/city/borough around the UK are available - try yourtown.cyclestreets.net.
Elevation profiles
See at a glance how hilly your route will be - with hills taken into account in the journey planner.
Itinerary listing
Scroll down to the itinerary and you'll see each street, turn-by-turn, and a mini-map of the area.
Photos én route
Get a feeling for what a journey is like before you take it (if there are photos in the area).
User profiles
User profiles let people browse your photos more easily, and see any other information you choose to make available.
Photo categories
Want to see all the cycle parking problems people have found? Or all obstructions? You can browse these.
Fly in Google Earth
If you have Google Earth on your computer, click on the Google Earth link to get a flyover of your route.
Add your own photos
You can add photos of cycling-related problems that need fixing, or things you like.
GPX export for GPS
Every journey gives you a GPX export for GPS devices, as well as a KML (Google Earth) file.
Import from Flickr
Import your (or others') photos from Flickr (where reproduction is permitted).
OpenStreetMap
Data from OpenStreetMap: if you find an error in the street data - you are welcome to fix it yourself!
Photo category lists
A large matrix of photo categories is available, listing by type and good/bad.
Give feedback
It's easy to give us feedback on routes or any part of CycleStreets: we're keen to know what you think...
Follow us
Check out our blog, Follow us on Twitter, or become a Fan on Facebook!
Easy linking
We've made sure that you can link to any page easily - with each journey or photo getting a simple number.
Donate and help us!
CycleStreets is a community-based venture, for cyclists by cyclists. Help and donations are very welcome!
Photomap tags
Give keywords to your photos to match other people's photos on that topic.
Satellite view
You can switch to other map layers in the Photomap, such as the satellite photography view.
Galleries
Create or view galleries on themed topics, with a slideshow.
Save your journeys
Create a signin account and any journey you plan will be saved to your profile.
Photos near on map
You can browse photos nearby the photo you're looking at - just click on the tab above.
Photos near as list
You can also browse photos nearby as a list rather than on the map.
My photos
All photos you add are saved into a gallery of your own.
Find out how it works
We've published lots of information about how the journey planner works, in our extensive help section.
A project originating from Cambridge Cycling Campaign // Hosting kindly helped by Mythic Beasts
Short link: https://cycle.st/features/
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